Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Notodontidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Genus | |
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Similar Oligocentria, Symmerista, Dioptinae | ||
Sphetta is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Description
Eyes naked. Palpi obliquely porrect, reaching beyond the frons, where the second joint heavily hairy. Antennae fasciculated. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Abdomen is long. Tibia without spines. Fore wings broad and rounded. Vein 3 from long before end of cell. Hind wings with veins 6 and 7 on a short stalk, vein 8 running close along vein 7 to middle of cell.
References
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